Oil and gasolene measure.



E. RI FRANK.

0|L AND GASOLENE MEASURE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I5, 191% Fatented Apr. 22, IIIIQ.

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'and useful improvements in Oil and Gaso- `lenelMeasures; and I dohereby declare .the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, suclr as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in liquid measuring devices andhas for one of its objects the provision of a device of this characteremploying a plurality of containers varying in sizes which are adaptedto be filled and the contents of either may be dispensed independentlyof the other so that a certain amount of liquid may be obtained byAdraining a certain container.

Another object of this invention is the provision of means whereby thecontainers may be filled from a single source. i

A further object of this invention is the provision of means foradmitting air to the containers so that the liquid therein may bedrained or dispensed therefrom.

A still: further object of this invention is the rovision of an oil andgasolene measure oi the above stated character, which shall be simple,durable and edicient, and which may be manufactured and sold at acomparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure- 1is a front elevation of an oil or gasolene measure constructed inaccordance with my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of the valve for admitting .air to thecontainers.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a supportingstructure consisting of vertical supporting legs 2 which have formedupon their lower ends feet 3 that maybe secured in any well known man-Specication of Letters rgatent.

Patented Apr. 22, 199151)..

Application filed December 15, 1917. Serial No. 207,321.

ner to a foundation for supporting 'the trarne 1 in a vertical position.The legs 2 are connected by upper and lower longitudinal members 4 and 5which are constructed of pipes as well as the legs 2. The pipes formingthe members i and 5 and the legs 2 are connected together' by couplingsas clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

The member 4 is provided with a plurality of spaced openings to receivefeed pipes 6 which have iormed thereon ,collars 7 that rest upon themember 4 for limiting the movement of the feed pipes within the openingsof said member. The feed pipes 6 are connected to T-couplings 8 thatareconnected by pipe sections 9 forming a supply pipe which may beconnected in any well known manner to a supply source. The feed pipes 6after extending through the openings in the member 4 have connectedthereto valves 10 to which are connected pipes 11. The

lpipes 11 are connected to transparent containers 12 that vary in sizesas clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 and which are adapted to receive asupply of liquid from the supply pipes heretofore mentioned by openingthe valves 10. rThe containers 12 may vary in sizes from a containercapable of holding iifteen gallons down to a quart or the like.

The valves 13 are connected to the lower ends of the containers by meansof pipes 14 and have connected thereto outlet pipes 15 which extendthrough openings in the member 'and are connected to T-couplings 1(5.The T-couplings 16 are connected by a plurality of pipe sections 17, theouter one ot the series extending through the legs 2 forming a supportfor the lower ends of the containers. One of the outer pipe sections hasthreaded thereto a closure cap 18 while the other outer section is screwthreaded as illustrated at 19 for the purpose of having a hose or thelike connected thereto so that the liquid passing from the containersmay be dispensed into an automobile or other device. formed thereoninternally threaded boes 20 to which are threaded plugs 21 havingconical openings 22. Rods 23 extend through the conical openings 22 andhave secured to ytheir lower ends conical shaped floats 24 Each of thecontainers 12 have' cured to the upper ends of the rods 23 for thepurpose of limiting the downward movement of the floats within thecontainers.

In operation, the containers are filled by opening the valves 10 andafter they have been filled, the valves 10 are closed cutting oif thesupply of liquid. When a certain amount of liquid is desired, such asten gallons or the like, the corresponding container is manipulated byoperating its re- .spective valve 13 permitting the contents thereof toHow therefrom into the outlet pipe 17 whence it may be gathered in asuit able receptacle from the screw threaded end 19 or be dispensed intothe tank of an automobile or the like.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be noted that a device has been provided whereby aperson may readily determine that he is receiving the vcorrect amount ofliquidby noticing the condition of the container before starting thedispensing operation and upon the entire amount of the liquidbeing'dispensed from the respective container, the purchaser is assuredthat he has received the exact amount of liquid, as the containers aretransparent so that the amounts of liquid within the containers can atall times be determined.

While l have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood, that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made, Without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is:

A measuring device comprising vertically disposed and relatively spacedsupporting legs, upper and lower relatively spaced longitudinallyextending members connecting said legs and having spaced aliningopenings, inlet and outlet pipes extending through the openings of theupper and lower members respectively, transparent measuring receptaclesof dierent sizes connecting the inlet and outlet pipes, valvescontrolling the flow of fluid through said pipes, lcollars formed on theinlet pipes and resting on the upper longitudinal member for supporting,the receptacles, means supplying Huid to the inlet pipes and a mainoutlet pipe connected to the outlet pipes.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMlL R. FRANK.

Witnesses J. A. BERRY, E. A. EVANS.

